We are stuck... OMFG! [Archive]

MEANZ06

05-09-2018, 9:22pm

We've owned some property in the sierras here in California (19 happy hollow ln) for 10+ years and we're finally going to start developing it so we took the weekend to meet with a brush removal company and have some fun while we were up there. This is my driveway...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_075550_zpsg44tscta.jpg

Its been left to overgrow all this time. The driveway that is graveled goes in a bit then up to the right.

Took care of the meeting and got the bid. next part of our trip was to go up higher in the mountains and do some shooting. It was a great time, nice and quiet except the crack of the weapons.

Time to come down out of the hills, cool. Having such a nice time in the mountains as I always do I decided to take the high/long road back. It's a county maintained dirt road is never an issue, cars can travel it easily.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_160507_zpsv04x1qzy.jpg

We were almost down the mountain then this happened. There's a spring near the road and made a mud "puddle"

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_161622_zpsmqjh9hkj.jpg

So I had a 50/50 decision, left or right

I chose poorly :Jeff '79:

The vid is (if I did the link right) NSFW

May 6, 2018 - YouTube

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_172752_zpskdhgsf7q.jpg

Walked 2 miles to get cell reception to call my neighbor to pull me out.

Good times :Jeff '79:

Black94lt1

05-09-2018, 9:47pm

That’s a heck of a puddle!

FasterTraffic

05-09-2018, 11:01pm

Need a Jeep. :D

Wathen1955

05-09-2018, 11:06pm

Need a Jeep. :D

:iagree:

Milton Fox

05-09-2018, 11:07pm

Me thinks you stopped the video to soon! What else did she call you....

:dixie:

MEANZ06

05-09-2018, 11:16pm

Need a Jeep. :D

Yep! It's just not in the budget right now, the property is #1. My pickup is a pig and doesn't do mud, I should know this, Ive been stuck up there more than once. The nose stuffed and we were done. We'll get a lightweight 4X4 later. Once we get the property in order everything else will fall into place... :dance:

:seasix:

MEANZ06

05-09-2018, 11:21pm

Me thinks you stopped the video to soon! What else did she call you....

:dixie:

You are thinking right... :Jeff '79:

After my 2 mile hike out and back to make the call I found her trying to dig it out with sticks... :D

Wathen1955

05-09-2018, 11:27pm

You are thinking right... :Jeff '79:

After my 2 mile hike out and back to make the call I found her trying to dig it out with sticks... :Dpics of wife with sticks?

MEANZ06

05-09-2018, 11:37pm

pics of wife with sticks?

Nice try, but the blood covering the lens prevents you from seeing anything... :D

Seriously though, I have a great wife that goes along with my BS shenanigans :Jeff '79:

MEANZ06

05-10-2018, 12:10am

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_171425_1525636364969_zpsdupuicql.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_171857_1525636366338_zpsnso2zrou.jpg

Not sure she had a positive effect with sticks though... :leaving::D

NEED-A-VETTE

05-10-2018, 12:54am

So much for the drought. :leaving:

Jeff '79

05-10-2018, 6:07am

you've been framed !!!:seasix:

I hate when that happens... :blush:

mrvette

05-10-2018, 7:05am

Should have had too speed up, and steer to the right....jeez.....

doing at least 30 mph....:seasix:

:dance::issues::rofl:

erickpl

05-10-2018, 11:51am

Speed doesn't always help there, but a winch sure would have...

Lots of trees to hook to to get yourself out.

Suggest a Warn 12,000 lb winch for that F250...

FasterTraffic

05-10-2018, 11:57am

Speed doesn't always help there, but a winch sure would have...

Lots of trees to hook to to get yourself out.

Suggest a Warn 12,000 lb winch for that F250...

:iagree:

I have the Warn Zeon 10-S.

simpleman68

05-12-2018, 1:16pm

Yep! It's just not in the budget right now, the property is #1. My pickup is a pig and doesn't do mud, I should know this, Ive been stuck up there more than once. The nose stuffed and we were done. We'll get a lightweight 4X4 later. Once we get the property in order everything else will fall into place... :dance:

:seasix:

That's a hell of a mudhole Vic :wow:

Not that it would have helped but I ditched Goodyear Wranglers forever because they are useless in the mud for anything other than caking up.
Scott

MEANZ06

05-12-2018, 3:47pm

That's a hell of a mudhole Vic :wow:

Not that it would have helped but I ditched Goodyear Wranglers forever because they are useless in the mud for anything other than caking up.
Scott

:iagree: The Goodyears suck in the mud! But they're decent at crawling over dry ground, good for pavement running (90% of their lives) and they last forever.

The truck is to heavy and has no business being in mud or put mud tires on it, those don't last long on the street and that's most of my trucks use, it's my commuter vehicle

mrvette

05-12-2018, 7:28pm

How about CHAINS?? My Dad used to use them decades ago for snow, back before show tires were invented.....I think.....

:dance::issues:

MEANZ06

05-18-2018, 9:19pm

I mentioned in a previous thread we have a few acres in the Sierras that we owned for a long time that we left to overgrow. We met with a brush clearing company and accepted the bid and the work was done yesterday.

Before pics & vids...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_194549_zps550fv0pw.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180505_194827_zpsvu2yjjqg.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180330_170809_zpswapj5zs1.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180330_150317_zpsxpb3evjt.jpg

Our property before the cleanup - YouTube

May 6, 2018 - YouTube

After...

After cleanup - YouTube
I cant't help but chuckle every time I hear her say "Don't get stuck" in this vid :Jeff '79:

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180517_112002_zps7wld1a1d.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180517_110807_zps0nhubvav.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180517_112002_zps7wld1a1d.jpg

May 17, 2018 - YouTube

So my question is what should I do with this?

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/meanz06/20180517_112710_zps7mysathq.jpg

Building it is out of the question. We have a nice 5th wheel we want to park on the property until something more permanent is in the work

What say VB? :cert:

tjfontaine

05-18-2018, 9:36pm

Would you (eventually) build close to that foundation? Could you save it and use it for a man cave / shop / garage if you put a structure on it? Is the foundation solid???

MEANZ06

05-18-2018, 10:09pm

Would you (eventually) build close to that foundation? Could you save it and use it for a man cave / shop / garage if you put a structure on it? Is the foundation solid???

The brush company bid on taking it out but his excavator but it was no match for it. He barely could chip it much less crack it. After 30 mins we removed that part of the bid. It is solid... :yesnod:

The foundation is on the prime part of the clearing. Our options I see are, filling it then concrete it and back filling the perimeter and utilizing it as a pad for the 5th wheel OR getting heavy equipment up there to rip it out.

FasterTraffic

05-18-2018, 10:43pm

Demolitions.

MEANZ06

05-18-2018, 11:34pm

Demolitions.

:iagree: But My pennywise wife thinks otherwise, same with other opinions to keep it. I just don't want anther big expense to rip it out later if I do want something different. But, there's also the idea of utilizing it as it is when that time comes. My thoughts are, rip it out, utilize the 5th wheel for a few years then start fresh with our/my plan...

Sea Six

05-19-2018, 1:44am

Tell an A-10 pilot the Taliban is underneath it

Jeff '79

05-19-2018, 6:38am

Pour a slab for the 5th wheel into part of it, and use the rest for a swimming pool. :seasix:

VITE1

05-19-2018, 6:42am

Best of luck!!:seasix:

markids77

05-19-2018, 6:48am

Black94lt1

05-19-2018, 7:06am

It will probably cost $10K to rip it out and haul it off, and 15K to replace it with new if the time comes. I would take the 0K route, trim the rebars flush and leave it there for now. Perhaps fill it with gravel as a pad or patio for the nonce?

Agreed, cut off the rebar and leave it. If it is not where you want to build eventually, use the spoils from your build site to cover it up and forget about it.

Olustee bus

05-19-2018, 7:44am

Would you (eventually) build close to that foundation? Could you save it and use it for a man cave / shop / garage if you put a structure on it? Is the foundation solid???

I would do that. open one end for a garage entrance, if you don't want the expense of concrete, you could put slag down.

Looks to me like you could make half of it an apartment or a shop/mancave.

MEANZ06

05-19-2018, 11:03pm

markids77

05-20-2018, 9:20am

Census from family and friends now that they can see it opened up is keep it but i'm still leaning toward ripping it out. The foundation is just so determined. What if i want to put a prefab there? I kinda see the advantage of keeping it but it limits the future plans, that I clearly don't have yet..

You don't have to feed it or water it so it will cost nothing to leave it for now.
Unless it is directly in the way of placing your RV why make the decision today when you are unsure about the future for that exact place? Work around it for now, firm up your plans and move forward when you really know the final use for that spot. There will still be excavators with breakers on the arm (think jackhammer on a stick) for the forseeable future, along with dump trucks to haul off the rubble.

Jeff '79

05-20-2018, 1:53pm

For comparison sake, it took all day for these three machines to get these missile silos down to grade.
You'd be wise to bury the foundation to grade and foogeddabouddit.
It's always there if you decide that you need it.
16068

16069

MEANZ06

05-20-2018, 3:42pm

You don't have to feed it or water it so it will cost nothing to leave it for now.
Unless it is directly in the way of placing your RV why make the decision today when you are unsure about the future for that exact place? Work around it for now, firm up your plans and move forward when you really know the final use for that spot. There will still be excavators with breakers on the arm (think jackhammer on a stick) for the forseeable future, along with dump trucks to haul off the rubble.

Yeah, I get it and that's most likely what is going to happen. I didn't mean to sound urgent to get it done but I will say I want the RV up there and ready before Thanksgiving this year. I've been going to this area since the early 70's when my Grandparents purchased property there and we always went there for Thanksgiving and vacations. Last years Thanksgiving I committed to having Thanksgiving there with my family. I want to continue that tradition for my kids and grandkids

For comparison sake, it took all day for these three machines to get these missile silos down to grade.
You'd be wise to bury the foundation to grade and foogeddabouddit.
It's always there if you decide that you need it.
16068

16069

:wow: I had high hopes that the Brush company would get it out but his excavator was no match for the massive concrete

Jeff '79

05-20-2018, 3:55pm

Yeah, I get it and that's most likely what is going to happen. I didn't mean to sound urgent to get it done but I will say I want the RV up there and ready before Thanksgiving this year. I've been going to this area since the early 70's when my Grandparents purchased property there and we always went there for Thanksgiving and vacations. Last years Thanksgiving I committed to having Thanksgiving there with my family. I want to continue that tradition for my kids and grandkids

:wow: I had high hopes that the Brush company would get it out but his excavator was no match for the massive concrete

Get a small bulldozer and just have someone push dirt over the top.
Maybe have the crown showing.
Stone the interior with crusher run and park your trailer on it.
That is the most cost effective solution that I can think of.

markids77

05-20-2018, 7:36pm

The skidsteer in Jeff's pics has a breaker on the front. If you decide to demo the foundation call a demolition contractor who will have the tools and knowledge to remove the concrete quickly and safely.

69camfrk

05-21-2018, 4:17pm

What would your winter look like? I'll never live anywhere with cold weather again.

MEANZ06

05-21-2018, 8:24pm

What would your winter look like? I'll never live anywhere with cold weather again.

It gets cold there in the winter, maybe a dusting of snow at this level (3,500'). 20min ride up the hill and you'll be stopped from the snow. It's a welcomed though because it gets hot as Africa up there in the summer. :cert:

MEANZ06

09-08-2018, 12:36am

Water! We have water on our property! :hurray:

Well was always there just never had the pump or power. No more hauling water up to our vacation/retirement place...

Water - YouTube

Gonna take a lot more work to get the place right but with hard work we'll get it. :seasix:

04 commemorative

09-08-2018, 7:38am

Nothing wrong with hard work ...:seasix:...Congrats and good luck :groupwave:

Olustee bus

09-08-2018, 7:48am

If you build a cabin, run water to the inside. Very convenient. You can even set aside a little room for a bathroom thanks to todays technology.

simpleman68

09-08-2018, 8:13am

We spent many days/nights in cabins growing up. (vacation cabin in Canada)
Clean water that is nearby is pretty damn nice. :cert:
Scott

MEANZ06

09-08-2018, 10:19am

I've previously posted we've owned the place for over a decade but only started developing it a couple months ago so we're still in the infancy of getting it cleaned up. We took our RV up there a couple weeks ago were it will stay until we get something permanent in place (couple of years away from that).

It only took a couple visits to the place/RV to figure out that water and septic are paramount to sustainability. Water had to be first, working on an empty dirt lot requires a shower and driving to the lake to bathe is less than desirable.

Next thing was to figure out the septic. Moving the 5th wheel up and down the mountain roads to a pump station was again, less than desirable. Initially We used a port-o-potty to keep from filling the tank but that required a ride to the lake out empty it, only 2miles but still inconvenient. Currently using a couple of external holding tanks that we can go for a long weekend without having to go to the lake to empty. I ordered a RV macererator pump last night so we can pump to the septic tank on the property so I'm hoping that will be the fix to that

Oh, and last but not the least! After we got the RV up there we started cleaning up after the mastication process we had done and I may be hispanic but my middle name is not Manuel. Humping debris by wheelbarrow sucks balls! Sooo,
I bought a tractor :seasix:

Quick vid of the place now. Yeah, day two of the tractor work I popped the tire :cuss:

DJI 0083 - YouTube

Sea Six

09-08-2018, 11:15am

Looks like an old Ford.

Model 2600?

MEANZ06

09-08-2018, 12:01pm

Looks like an old Ford.

Model 2600?

:yesnod: '75 Ford, model 3000 :seasix:

Jeff '79

09-08-2018, 12:44pm

Excellent drone work. :seasix:
It's awesome what you're doing there.:hurray:

Sea Six

09-08-2018, 1:18pm

:yesnod: '75 Ford, model 3000 :seasix:

Whatdja pay for it, and what attachments came with it?

Ol Timer

09-08-2018, 1:36pm

If you build a cabin, run water to the inside. Very convenient. You can even set aside a little room for a bathroom thanks to todays technology.

Meh, never sh!t where you nest.

MEANZ06

09-08-2018, 1:42pm

Whatdja pay for it, and what attachments came with it?

I paid 5k for it. Last owner had it 10yrs and I have the maintenance records, last of the receipts were a month ago. It came with the 1/2 yard bucket, Brushhog scraper out back with 6 rippers, PTO and a set of forklift forks. Should be good for our needs, bush clearing and some light timber skidding...:seasix:

I wanted a 4 wheel drive diesel but just finding something decent and getting to it before they sold was difficult. I never knew tractors were in such demand :yesnod:

VITE1

09-09-2018, 5:44am

:seasix::cert:

mrvette

09-09-2018, 8:33am

When is the grand opening, and I ASSume we are all invited.....:hurray:

As for waste plumbing, take the gray water and run a pipe to a slope, dun 2" should suffice, the black/shit to the tank buried nearby....add a leach field...

:seasix: Much shit as this group has, you will need an industrial size tank.....

:lol:

MEANZ06

09-09-2018, 7:47pm

Just an FYI, I had SeaSix Merge my new thread with this older one so I can share this link to family and friends. Not sure anyone will sign up to TVB because of it but it shows record of the slow progress being made.

I'll update it as time progresses... :seasix:

NEED-A-VETTE

09-09-2018, 8:06pm

Next Barn Raising is in the Sierras. Bring your tents. :leaving:

MEANZ06

09-09-2018, 8:31pm

Next Barn Raising is in the Sierras. Bring your tents. :leaving:

Tents, sunscreen, bug spray, alcohol, chairs, shade, shoes (no flip flops), lantern and you'll be good to go. We can supply the food... :seasix:

Sea Six

09-10-2018, 12:22am